Michael Nguyen

Article in Munichs Daily Newspaper Münchner Merkur about Michael Nguyen’s Facade photographs

The art of the facadeKlinge award winner Michael Nguyen successful at Tokyo International Photo Awards written by Volker Ufertinger.

One of the largest and most prestigious photo competitions in the world came to an end a few days ago in the Japanese capital. At the Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Gautingen-based photo artist Michael Nguyen took third place in the "Architecture/Buildings" category. He took part alongside an estimated 50,000 colleagues from all over the world with his photo series "Facades - The Faces of Buildings". He won over the jury with his ten photos of facades in Europe. Indeed, when taken out of context, such house fronts can develop a fascinating life of their own. ... If he had to choose a favourite photo, Nguyen would probably opt for the perfumery in Enschede, precisely because no one would recognise it as such at first glance. "It's just a normal Douglas shop," he says. He also has a special fondness for the Osterstraße multi-storey car park in Hanover. "At first you think of balconies, but they're actually car parks."